The color may depend on the kind of cherries you use — I always buy frozen dark sweet cherries at Whole Foods (even though they're called sweet cherries, there's no sugar added) because I love to put them in smoothies, but my new favorite use for them is this delicious glaze. (acalculatedwhisk.com)
1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 (10 - ounce) bag frozen pitted dark sweet cherries, defrosted 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons water (glutenfreeandmore.com)
2 cups dark sweet cherries, pitted (fresh or frozen) 1/4 cup granulated sugar, or to taste 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 cups non-fat plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste (pastryaffair.com)